The Supreme Court is poised to thumb down the petition filed against the United States government over the sinking of the USS Guardian that damaged the protected Tubbataha Reef in January 2014.

According to an unimpeachable source of The Manila Times, the high court magistrates are inclined to junk the petition for Writ of Kalikasan filed by a group of Catholic bishops, environmentalists, activists and lawyers last April.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details